Mahmoud Samna (Arabic: محمود سمنه) (born November 1, 1983) is an Egyptian football defender who currently plays for Egyptian Premier League side Petrojet.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmoud "Samna" Abdel-Aati | ||
| Date of birth | November 1, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Egypt (ismailia) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back , Defensive-midfielder , Sweeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrojet | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Qanah | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tersana | ?? | ||
| 2004–2007 | Al-Ittihad Al-Iskandary | ?? | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Asyut Petroleum | 24 | (3) |
| 2009–pres. | Petrojet | ||
| International career | |||
| ?? | Egypt U-18 | 10 | (0) |
| Egypt U-20 | 1 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editSamna is one of the most famous defenders in the Egyptian Premier League, known for his strong style of play. A fighting, hard-working defender, who also has very good attacking headers.
At the start of the 2007-2008 season, when the manager Mohamed Amer was under pressure from fans after losing a number of matches, Samna was caught on camera going to the away stand of the Cairo International Stadium to calm the Al-Ittihad Al-Iskandary fans down himself, and asking them to stop chanting against his manager.[1]
His headed goal for Al-Ittihad Al-Iskandary at Petrojet in the final days of the 2007-2008 season is one of the most famous in the Alexandrian club's history, as it kept them from being relegated for the first time from the Egyptian Premier League.
He joined Asyut Petroleum from Al-Ittihad Al-Iskandary in 2008 for a record club salary fee. In summer 2009, he rejected offers from El Zamalek and Ismaily and signed for Petrojet for around €100,000.[2]
Transfer Speculation
editIt has been reported that he was going to sign for Turkish Super Lig club Galatasaray in summer 2009 [3] and prior to this, African champions Al-Ahly, in January 2009.[4]
In March 2010, he received an offer from Finnish Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti,[5] which Petrojet rejected.[6] [7]
International career
editHe has been a regular international for the Under-18 Egypt and played for the Under-20 Egypt as well.
References
edit- ^ "Mahmoud Samna urges fans to back Omar". Ittehad Fans.
- ^ "Shorouk Newspaper". Shorouk News.
- ^ "Galatasaray Almost Signed Samna". EgyptianPlayers. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Ahly Offer for Samna". Sohba Net. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "Finnish club offers for Samna, Player hopes offer is accepted". Yalla Kora. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ "Petrojet Through to CAF Cup Last-16s". Al-Wafd. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Petrojet: Samna isn't for sale". Youm7. Retrieved 2011-12-10.